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STOLE HIS FRIENDS WIFE.
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MONTREAL, Oct, Objectionable circles
in Montreal and Ottawa have been thrown
into great Excitement over the slopement OF
Mrs. Middleton, wife OF william Middleton.
nephew Of Major-asn. sir Frederick Middle
ton. commander Of her Maiesty's forces In
Canada. with Fsnwick Hamilton. o well-known
sport OF Montreal Mrs. Middleton was. prsvi-
Gus to her marriage, . Miss Wise. daughter Of
. leading citizen OF Ottawa. and sister Of Can't.
Wise. who 10 an aide to Gen. Middleton.
Young Hamilton. who is we'll connected,
In Montreal was employed In the Bank Of Mon
trsal. but getting into scrape about girl two
years ago he was transferred to the Ottawa
branch Of the bank, whore he remained until
about three months ago. He is said to have
become Acquainted with Misc Wise during her
school days in Montreal and renewed the ac-
ausintance on his arrival at Ottawa,
and the intimacy was continued after
the lsdy's marriage to Middleton last
fall. Indeed tho intimacy between the two was
so great as to attract general attention from
almost every one acquainted with them except
the husband who until qnite recently was on
the most friendly terms with Hamilton. and the
three wero constantly together.
some time, and the intimacy bctwesn Hamil-
ton and tho lady caused. her name TO DO
was member Hamilton, although only" only get Se
ting small salary In the bank. lived at very
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her parents In Ottawa, with whom she anil her
husband lived, and took the train for st. Al
bans. At the depot she met some lady friends
Ing to meet her husband. who was on his l1 way
lip from Montreal. but this was only ruse, as
her husband was In Ottawa on Saturday.
1t is supposed that Hamilton met hor at Co
team. and the two proceeded together to the
gsther in q hotel at st. Adams, Vt, on Sstur-
day night. There is rumor that Mrs. Middle
ton took 5000 with her. but there is consider
able doubt about this.
prepossessing blonde Of pleasing manners, and
had q large circle Of friends, many Of whom
are greatly shocked at tho scandal. but others
shake their heads and say that they knew all
Three years ago Hamilton got into bad odor
here. He became acquainted wife two girls
employed In store In this city. He and . Capt.
ithEoT ono Rtsht invited I'll the grhs t9 e for
started out. The girls were treated to wine. and
finally the party drove to tho American House
and asked for two rooms. One of the girls re-
fused Q remtain while tho other girl and the
did their to her
ended In the matter being taken up by the So
ciety for the Protection OF Women and Chill
dren. The case was. however. dismissed on
tsSSh h sut Hamilton was diseracSd
that the couple are probably in New York. The
case has been given into the hands Of Superin-
tendent Sherwood OF the Dominion police. but
T. II aPs hgg can 5e DONE as the
So enraged was the !ady's brother, Capt.
Wise. that on hearing OF the affair he imme-
diatelv started for New York with the inten-
ton Of shooting Hamilton, at sight and her
suit with the object OF inducing the erring
woman to return to her family.